The Age of Injury

Here is a chronicled history of all the different strategies I adopted during the period between Jan 2007 - Aug 2008, also known as the self proclaimed "age of injury".

Jan 2007 - Rest. I took about a week off from running and other exercises since I could barely walk or pick up anything.

Feb2007 - Tried to slowly work into running. Very painful in my lower back, legs and hips.

March 2007 - August 2007 - Began an aggressive stretching and strengthening program while continuing to run limited volume (less than 15 miles per week verrrry slowly). No progress.

August 2007 - Went to see a doctor of orthopedic medicine who was mystified by my ailments. told me nothing was wrong with my knee and he thought I could have a herniated disc. Did not go back or get a second opinion since I did not have insurance at the time.

August 2007 -November 2007 - Started a yoga practice. Continued to stretch. Stopped Strengthening while continuing to run limited volume. Regression with increased back pain and a further twisting of my hips causing knee pain in my left leg.

December 2007 - Stopped all activity due to extreme back pain and Quasimodo's walk/run gait.

Jan 2008 - April 2008 - My back pain went away from the rest so I slowly incorporated limited jogging with a stretching/strengthening routine. Adding in pilates/yoga in March/April my back condition came back with a vengeance and my knees and hips continued to pester me.

April 2008 - July 2008 - Stopped all activity with the exception of walking. Depression began to creep in and even though the pain in my back dissipated, the pains in my hips and left knee stayed.

In August I finally decided that I needed help and it would require me to spend some hard earned cash to find the right answers. The first place I looked was my local chiropractor. I had seen a chiropractor several years earlier in a different area with some success so I figured it was a good start. This is where the age of injury ends and the age of enlightenment begins.